Taieri (New Zealand electorate)
Taieri is a former parliamentary electorate in the Otago Region of New Zealand, from 1866 to 1911.
Population centres
In the 1865 electoral redistribution, the House of Representatives focussed its review of electorates to South Island electorates only, as the Central Otago Gold Rush had caused significant population growth, and a redistribution of the existing population. Fifteen additional South Island electorates were created, including Taieri, and the number of Members of Parliament was increased by 13 to 70.[1]
This electorate was based on the town of Mosgiel.[2]
History
The Taieri electorate was first established for the 1866 general election for the 4th New Zealand Parliament.
Donald Reid was the first representative.[3] He resigned in 1869 and was succeeded by Henry Howorth. Reid was re-elected at the 1871 general election, and elected unopposed in the 1875 general election that was held on 29 December.[4] Reid resigned once again in 1878,[5] and was succeeded by William Cutten. Reid's son, also called Donald Reid, represented the electorate 1902–08.[6]
All other members retired at the end of their representation. When the electorate was abolished in 1911, Thomas Mackenzie stood successfully for Egmont.
Members of Parliament
Taieri was represented by seven Members of Parliament:[7]
Key
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1866 election | Donald Reid Sr | |
| 1869 by-election | Henry Howorth | |
| 1871 election | Donald Reid Sr | |
| 1875 election | ||
| 1878 by-election | William Cutten | |
| 1879 election | James Fulton | |
| 1881 election | ||
| 1884 election | ||
| 1887 election | ||
| 1890 election | Walter Carncross | |
| 1893 election | ||
| 1896 election | ||
| 1899 election | ||
| 1902 election | Donald Reid Jr | |
| 1905 election | ||
| 1908 election | Thomas Mackenzie | |
| (Electorate abolished 1911) | ||
Election results
1899 election
| General election, 1899: Taieri[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Walter Carncross | 1,927 | 56.78 | -2.17 | |
| Opposition | Alexander Campbell Begg[9] | 1,467 | 43.22 | ||
| Majority | 460 | 13.55 | -4.34 | ||
| Turnout | 3,394 | 75.07 | +1.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,521 | ||||
1890 election
| General election, 1890: Taieri[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Walter Carncross | 548 | 38.87 | ||
| Independent | William Snow | 424 | 30.07 | ||
| Independent | William Barron | 320 | 22.70 | ||
| Independent | Arthur John Burns | 118 | 8.37 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 8.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,410 | 69.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,022 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 36.
- ↑ McRobie 1989, p. 37.
- ↑ "The New Parliament". North Otago Times VI (113). 19 April 1866. p. 1. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "The Taieri Election". Otago Witness (1257). 1 January 1876. p. 9. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ Angus, John H. (22 June 2007). "Reid, Donald 1833 - 1919". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Barristers And Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1899". Wellington: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 19 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ↑ Scholefield 1940, p. 55.
- ↑ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF) I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.